Mistrial on murder charge in Dunn trial

Michael Dunn was found guilty on three counts of second degree attempted murder on Saturday in the so-called “loud music” murder trial, as well as one charge of shooting into an occupied vehicle. But a deadlocked jury did not reach a verdict on one count of first degree murder, and a mistrial was declared on that charge.

Mistrial on murder charge in Dunn trial

Jurors found Michael Dunn guilty on three charges of second degree attempted murder Saturday in the so-called “loud music” murder trial, as well as one charge of shooting into an occupied vehicle. NBC’s Kerry Sanders reports on the latest.

Dunn was accused of shooting and killing 17-year-old Jordan Davis. Dunn had been charged after firing multiple rounds at an SUV in which Davis and three of his friends were passengers after a dispute over loud music coming from their vehicle in a parking lot in Jacksonville, Fla. in November 2012.

Dunn, a software engineer who has a concealed weapons permit and no prior convictions, was waiting in his car while his fiancée was buying snacks inside the gas station convenience store when he got into a verbal fight with Davis and his friends.

Dunn testified in his own defense, saying he started shooting because he felt threatened when he thought he saw the barrel of a gun emerge from the back window. Dunn fired 10 shots, hitting the vehicle 9 times.